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We purchased a new 2017 Fleetwood Bounder 36H on July 1, 2017.
The dealer service currently has it which marks a total of eight weeks in three visits. The coach's workmanship and quality are the worst that I have seen. One thing that seems to have no answer is the Carefree awning. Great idea if it worked. The structure and foundation of the system are so weak that the awning auto retracts in a nice breeze.
Fleetwood made the decision to include the awning control in the Ilumiplex system eliminating the on/off switch supplied by Carefree. I would be concerned anyway as the awning bounces up and down in just a nice breeze so if I did shut it off I fear that any small gust would break it right off.
Anyone have any suggestions? We will work through the rest of the poor design and quality issues but the awning concern seems to be hopeless.
We have resigned to putting our lawn chairs under trees as the awning is useless.

Hello everybody,
I'm a new FMCA member, joined in Dec. last year.
While in FL for the winter I developed a problem with my Kwikee electric step. It seems that it doesn't want to retract fully when I close the door, but I can "help" it along and it retracts fully.
I priced a new motor assembly on the Del City website and I was wondering if there are any user replacement parts that might be causing this problem that might be cheaper than a new motor assembly.
Thanks for any help,
Ron

We have a 2008 Diplomat with the power gear 3 hydraulic jack system. When I hit the button to retract all the jacks, it makes a lot of noise while retracting.
The 2 rear jacks go up all the way, but the front one only retrieves about 3/4. Fluid level is fine, no leaks, and with the temps here in the 90s. I'm lost. I wiped them down with a clean cloth and sprayed 100% silicon spray on the cylinder.
Would it hurt to use a portable jack underneath and force it up?
Any suggestions?
Thanks.
Paul